# A Multi-Agent Framework for Testing Distributed Systems

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.00313 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1512.00313/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 1 Dec 2015.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [SPEAR: An Engineering Case Study of Multi-Agent Coordination for Smart Contract Auditing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.04418/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Software testing is a very expensive and time consuming process. It can account for up to 50% of the total cost of the software development. Distributed systems make software testing a daunting task. The research described in this paper investigates a novel multi-agent framework for testing 3-tier distributed systems. This paper describes the framework architecture as well as the communication mechanism among agents in the architecture. Web-based application is examined as a case study to validate the proposed framework. The framework is considered as a step forward to automate testing for distributed systems in order to enhance their reliability within an acceptable range of cost and time.